The Lok Sabha Constituency of Mumbai North is one of the 48 parliamentary constituencies of Maharashtra, formed prior to the 1951 elections. The total number of electorates in the Mumbai North Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 26) according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports are 1,608,924 of which 878,801 are males and 730,123 are females. It has six Vidhan Sabha segments and it is one of the six parliamentary constituencies representing the metropolitan of Mumbai City.

Assembly Segments:

Names of Assembly Constituencies

Borivali

Dahisar

Magathane

Kandivali East

Charkop

Malad West

About Mumbai North:

Mumbai is the state capital city and also the most densely populated city of India as well as the fourth most populated city of the world. It spans over an area of 4,355 sq km and lies at an elevation of 14 m. It lies on the Western Coastal Plains along the Arabian Sea.

As per the 2011 census, the total population here is 18,414,288 with male and female population being 9,894,088 and 8,520,200. It has an average literacy rate of 90.78% with male literacy rate of 93.85% and female literacy rate of 87.19%. The sex ratio is 861 females per 1000 males and the population density is 20,482 people per sq km. More than fifteen languages are spoken by the people of the city including Marathi, Hindi, English, Urdu and Gujarati. 67.39% of the population is Hindu while several other cultural groups reside here. It is the wealthiest city in India and is also home to the Hindi Film Industry. NH-3, NH-4, NH-8, NH-17 and NH-22 connect it to several major cities of the country.

Present Political Scenario:

A Congress Fortress

Over the last decade or so, Congress has made Mumbai its bastion, so it would be a herculean task for BJP-SS to storm this fortress.

If there is one weak link in this strong Congress fort, it is Mumbai North, where BJP can win if MNS doesn’t cut too many of the Sena-BJP votes. Sitting MLA, Gopal Shetti is a very good choice indeed.

Now the plan has to be to consolidate Marathi votes and the votes of the business community (who are expected to back Modi). AAP may also play a spoiler for Congress’s Sanjay Nirupam, so this a seat where BJP has a theoretical edge in 2014.